WHAP!, co-hosted by the CalArts Aesthetics and Politics MA Program and the city of West Hollywood, includes a variety of programming, ranging from critical and political theory to film screenings and conversations about art and architecture.

Arne De Boever, director of the Aesthetics & Politics program, says that the series was organized with the assistance and encouragement of CalArts alumnus John D’Amico, now West Hollywood councilmember. WHAP! is one of the first announced series to take place in the City Council Chambers at the new West Hollywood Library.

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More and more operas are incorporating animation and other multimedia, including Experimental Animation Program faculty member Maureen Selwood's latest work at the Met.
The lauded artist recently … Continue »